By: Deshotel	H.B. No. 2476

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to home rule school district charters.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 12.013(b), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  A home-rule school district is subject to:
	(1)  a provision of this title establishing a criminal
	offense;
	(2)  a provision of this title relating to limitations
	on liability; and
	(3)  a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
	applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
	title, relating to:
	(A)  the Public Education Information Management
	System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
	this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
	(B)  [educator certification under Chapter 21 and
	educator rights under Sections 21.407, 21.408, and 22.001;]
	[(C)]  criminal history records under Subchapter
	C, Chapter 22;
	[(D)](C)  student admissions under Section
	25.001;
	[(E)](D)  school attendance under Sections
	25.085, 25.086, and 25.087;
	[(F)     inter-district or inter-county transfers of
	students under Subchapter B, Chapter 25;
	[(G)     elementary class size limits under Section
	25.112, in the case of any campus in the district that fails to
	satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e);]
	[(H)](E)  high school graduation under Section
	28.025;
	[(I)](F)  special education programs under
	Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
	[(J)](G)  bilingual education under Subchapter B,
	Chapter 29;
	[(K)](H)  prekindergarten programs under
	Subchapter E, Chapter 29;
	[(L)](I)  safety provisions relating to the
	transportation of students under Sections 34.002, 34.003, 34.004,
	and 34.008;
	[(M)](J)  computation and distribution of state
	aid under Chapters 31, 42, and 43;
	[(N)](K)  extracurricular activities under
	Section 33.081;
	[(O)](L)  health and safety under Chapter 38;
	[(P)](M)  public school accountability under
	Subchapters B, C, D, E, and J, Chapter 39;
	[(Q)](N)  equalized wealth under Chapter 41;
	[(R)](O)  a bond or other obligation or tax rate
	under Chapters 42, 43, and 45; [and]
	[(S)](P)  purchasing under Chapter 44;
	(Q)  reading instruments and accelerated reading
	instruction programs under Section 28.006;
	(R)  accelerated instruction under Section
	28.0211;
	(S)  discipline management practices or behavior
	management techniques under Section 37.0021;
	(T)  the requirement under Section 21.006 to
	report an educator's misconduct; and
	(U)  intensive programs of instruction under
	Section 28.0213.
	SECTION 2.  Section 12.014, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 12.014.  APPOINTMENT OF CHARTER COMMISSION. The board
	of trustees of a school district shall appoint a charter commission
	to frame a home-rule school district charter if:
	(1)  the board receives a petition requesting the
	appointment of a charter commission to frame a home-rule school
	district charter signed by at least five percent of the registered
	voters of the district; or
	(2)  a majority [at least two-thirds] of the total
	membership of the board adopts [adopt] a resolution ordering that a
	charter commission be appointed.
	SECTION 3.  Section 12.021(a), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  [Subject to Section 12.022, a] A proposed home-rule
	school district charter or a proposed charter amendment is adopted
	if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district
	voting at an election held for that purpose.
	SECTION 4.  Section 12.030(f), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(f)  A home-rule school district charter is rescinded if the
	rescission is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the
	district voting at an election held for that purpose [at which at
	least 25 percent of the registered voters of the district vote].
	SECTION 5.  Section 12.022, Education Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 6.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
	Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
	immediate effect, the Act takes effect September 1, 2013.